A presentation on the sport tennis..

1. MADE BY:- Priyanshu Bhargava
Section –c
Roll no. 51

2. INTRODUCTION TO TENNIS
• Tennis is a racket sport that can be played individually against a single
opponent (singles) or between two teams of two players each
(doubles).
• The object of the game is to play the ball in such a way that the
opponent is not able to play a valid return. The player who is unable
to return the ball will not gain a point, while the opposite player will.
• The tennis court is divided into two parts by the net , which are
further divided in 5 parts that are:-
The service box
The gallery/doubles alley which is considered a part of the court only
while it’s a doubles match.
The backcourt/no man’s land
And the service line

4. TYPES OF TENNIS COURTS
•Clay courts
• Clay courts are made of crushed shale, stone, or brick. The French Open is the only Grand
Slam tournament to use clay courts.
• Clay courts are cheaper to construct than other types of tennis courts, but a clay surface
costs more to maintain. Clay courts need to be rolled to preserve flatness.
•Grass courts
• Grass courts are the fastest type of courts in common use.
• They consist of grass grown on very hard-packed soil, which adds additional variables:
bounces depend on how healthy the grass is, how recently it has been mown, and the
wear and tear of recent play. Points are usually very quick where fast, low bounces keep
rallies short, and the serve plays a more important role than on other surfaces. Grass
courts tend to favour serve-and-volley tennis players.

5. TYPES OF TENNIS COURTS
•Hard courts
• Hard courts are made of uniform rigid material, often covered with an acrylic surface
layer, offering greater consistency of bounce than other outdoor surfaces.
• The speed of ball is faster than clay but slower then grass
• These are generally used as indoor tennis courts.
•Carpet courts
• Carpet" in tennis means any removable court covering. Indoor arenas store rolls of
rubber-backed court surfacing and install it temporarily for tennis events, however
they are not in use any more for professional events.

6. HISTORY OF TENNIS
Historians believe that the game's ancient origin lay in 12th
century northern France, it was earlier called courte-
paume in France (a reference to the older, racquetless game
of jeu de paume).which was played as an indoor sport like
badminton we know but with a ball.
The rules of tennis have changed little since the 1890s. Two
changes were made in between 1908 to 1961
-The server doesn’t need to keep one foot on the ground at all
times, ---The adoption of the tiebreak in the 1970s.

7. TERMS IN TENNIS
• Ace. A powerful serve that blows by the receiver.
• Advantage in. The server has the advantage and can win on the next point.
• Advantage out. The receiver has the advantage and can win on the next point.
• Baseline. The chalk line at the end of the court that marks out-of-bounds.
• Crosscourt. When you hit the ball diagonally over the net onto your opponent's side of
the court.
• Deuce. A score of 40-40.
• Fault. A failed serve that doesn't make it into the service box.
• Lob. Tennis stroke where you hit the ball high above
the net and it goes deep.

8. TERMS IN TENNIS
• Grand Slam. Four major tennis tournaments:
Wimbledon, U.S. Open, the French Open and the Australian Open.
• Love. Score of zero in tennis.
• Match Point. When the leading player can win the match with just
• one point.
• Out. Any tennis ball that goes outside of the designated playing area.
• Point. Time between the successful serve until the ball goes out.
• Serve or Service. hitting the tennis ball to a certain point on the
tennis court at the start of a rally/point is called serve
• Volley. Volleying is when you hit the tennis ball before it touches the ground.
• Game Point. When the leading player needs one point to win.

9. Scoring
•Game
• The running score of each game is described in a manner peculiar
to tennis: scores from zero to three points are described as "love",
"fifteen", "thirty", and "forty“.. the score is not called out as "forty-
forty", but rather as "deuce".
• After a deuce a player has to take 2 consecutive points to win and
the point taken after a deuce lands the player in advantage
• If the player serving gets the advantage the it is called advantage-
in (Ad-in) else it is called advantage-out (Ad-out).

10. Scoring
•Set
A set consists of 6 games.
If one player has won six games and the opponent five, an additional
game is played.
If the players reach the condition of 6-6 (ie 6 sets each).
the match then shifts to a tie breaker round.
•Match
A match consists of a sequence of sets. The outcome is determined
through a best of three or five sets system.

11. Association of Tennis Professionals
• The Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP)
• ATP World TourThe ATP World Tour comprises ATP World Tour Masters
1000, ATP World Tour 500 series, ATP World Tour 250 series and ATP
Challenger Tour. The ATP tour also oversees the ATP Champions Tour for
seniors. Grand Slams (as well as the Olympic Tennis Tournament and Davis
Cup) do not fall under the auspices of the ATP. In these events, however,
ranking points are awarded. These are the top 5 player in the world
according to ATP rankings.
• 1 Novak Djokovic (SRB)
• 2 Andy Murray (GBR)
• 3 Roger Federer (SUI)
• 4 Stan Wawrinka (SUI)
• 5 Rafael Nadal (ESP)